Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-05-21
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n The blue waters df tho Shopsc
7 rippled aud flashed in tho,Augu
! sunshine as it swept on, winding
and out among the shattered i,
S lands till it reached the broad,
II expansn beyond. On one of thcs
islands, and hardly more than
J. stones throw from the river, stoo
an old square house.
On this sultry August afternoo
Il as the day wore on tho sky dark
v ened, distant thunders Sounde
$ warningIy now and then, till wit
The twilight the breeze. grown to
! sudden gale, dashed fhe large raj
drops against the windows of TIL
old hon>e which Mrs. NARROW wa
hurrylng about to close.
"Well, L declare, father" sh,
said, coming down stairs quite on
OF breath, chow it does rain! who'd
thonght it when twas so pleasant
this afternoong"
Capt. NARROW rubbed the sbald
spot on his head refectlvely as he
returned, 'Does pour, that's a
fact"
A little later a bin ding flash, &C
companied 10y a crash of thunder
heavier than any preceding, caused
Mrs. NARROW to start up from her
CHAIR.
"AIcrcy!' she exclaimed, 81 pity
amy poor creature that has to be
out in this"
The storm continued with little
abatement. just as one peal of
thunder died away an indistinct
sound reached the ears It the two
people i'll the long kitchen. They
regard eIl other questioningly
for a moment; then there was a
rattle OF the door latch. Some one
-nnLsi1A III fs'.N ~. ;;,,rrrrgg
t t. tE sfo 4SHr pd thrs s stpNpsgf 8Rep
he did so, for there on the door
stone stood figure strange to
him. The next moment his hospl-
tality overcame every other feeling
and reaching out he said, "Wllo-
ever We are, come in"
Mrs. NARROW was by his side and
gazing in amazement at the slight,
White robed figure. 1t was young
GIRL they had never seen before
There was a frightened, appealing
look in the brown eyes. The wind
and rain had beaten upon her head
fill the dark, curling hair was
dlencilcd and clinging about her
neck. Mr.. Marlow's motherly arms
stretched out instlnctively. "Poor
cliId!n she said, drawing her into
lhe room; "wlly, father, she is wet
through and through"
1t was quite true. The water
dripped from the dainty white
dress and made little pools upon
the floor. She wore no wrap o
any kind. AS yet she had no
spoken, but stood looking wonder
ingly about the room.
s.Where did you come from? AR
Won aloue?n Mrs. NARROW asked, ant
} the girl answered with a ShuddeI
eyes, Pm alone"
n "Dear, dear, poor child! Let m
d get you something warm"
), Cant. MARROW set about maklnt
d a fire in the cook stove, while hi
II wife took the stranger into the III
file bedroom. "You're all beat out,
the good woman said pitylngly.-
You'd better go right to bed. u
), The girl made no remonstrance, or
u submitted quite passively to wha'
ever was proposed. She took tn
warm drink Mrs. NARROW brougt
her, and when the woman wei
back to the kitchen she said:
declare. father, the poor thing
Completely beat out; she's aslee
already" !,
Anxious days followed, while II
stranger tossed i'll the dcllrlum
fever. and Mrs. NARROW cared IL
+, her.as teuderly as if she had bee
her own. "Poor child" she sal
tears coming into her eyes as 81
spoke. cit makes my heart ache
think she is away from all 81
loves"
There was no clew to the cir
former life, no one on the lslal
knew anything about her, and
inquiries otherwhere brought
knowledge. Mrs. NARROW search'
: the girls clothing, but only o
'n word was found, and one day S
slipped a ring off from the vast
= hand and looked for some inscrl
ton; there was only the word S
had found before, the name Kat
, leen.
The sufferer spoke often, !
though Mrs. MARROW stroye
catch any words that might lead
the discovery of who she was tint
was but little that was lntelllglt
'R. Sometimes she seemed to
wandering through some wood,s
said that The pine needles MAD
soft carpet; at others she tanc
herself Oh the water, and said
WAS so tired rowing against
BILE stream. Once or twice she sp
The naluc of Everett, but that
all.
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